Nearly Wiped Out

Wheeling, W. Va., June 11.- The town of Cameron, W. Va., a place of 1.500 inhabitants on the Baltimore & Ohio road twenty-eight miles east of Wheeling was almost entirely destroyed by flr last night, and the homeless people are camping on the hills that surround the ruins. The flre broke out about 10 o'clock and spread rapidly. The town was without fire apparatus and help was asked from Wheeling. A.n engine was placed on a special and started for Cameron at once. The town north of the Baltimore & Ohio road has been burned. This includ-_s the business section of the place. The only structure left standing is the railroad building and the flre-fighters had to work hard to keep it from burning. Several buildings are burned on the street running north from the Crawford house, which had to succumb. Many of the inhabitants have lost all they possessed and are entirely destitute. The loss will probably reach $100,000. A special train was at once sent with a flre engine, but the train was wreckod ten miles this side of Cameron and the engineer and fireman were killed. FOKEST FIRES AGAIN BURN1NG. PennsyWania OU Conntrr in Grcat Danger froin Flatnes. Bradford, Pa., June 11.- The forest fires of last week began burning fiprcely yesterday and are still burninj?. It was thought the recent rains had started vegetation sufficiently to prevent further troubles. Fires are reported in the vicinity of the Kane oil field, and men are fighting the flames. No damage has been done so far. Ormsby is again the scène of destructive fires and a large amount of valuable timber has been destroyed. Fires are reported in the vldnity of Mount Alton and Mount Jewett. At the Iatter plac some timberland was burned over and the Bradford chemical works is in great danger of being destroyed unless the wind shifts. A destructive fire occurred yesterday at Sugar Run, a small lumber town elghteen miles west of here, and destroyed a trestle on the Allegheny & Kinzua railroad. A large amount of timber has been burned. Murh Lumber Destroyed. Baltimore, Md., June 11.- Storick's mili and lumber yard, ten dewellings on East Monument street and nlne dwellings on East Front strest, in the rear and to the westward, were destroyed, and nine adjacent dwellings were more or less damaged by a fire which broke out shortly before noon y&sterday. The property loss is placed at $125,000. One hundred poor people were rendered homeless. The insurance is $50,000. Coatly Firo at Kalaniazoo. Kalamazoo, Mich., June 11.- Fire yesterd( ' ■ ' -' Wtfenaive lumber yards, planing mili, sash, door and factory of Dewing &Sons and Beven ! brick and frame stores. The Dewings1 ] loss will exceed $100,000, insured for $75 - 000. The total loss will exceed $200000. The Insurance on stores nearly covers the loss. It is thoug-ht the fire was started by tramps. Two Hurt in a Fire. Elizabeth, N. J., June 11.- Two pr sons were fatally injured in a tenement house fire here yesterday. The fiames ' spread rapidly and Mrs. John Fitch jumped from a window to the ground She was so badly hurt that she will die John Grigg went into the building to save some of nis property. He was i rescued in an unconscious condition and can not recover. Massaehusetts Silk Mills Ban, Northampton, Mas?., June 11.- The John M. Learned silk milis were totally destroyed by fire last evening. About laO hands are thrown out of employ. ment. The total loss is estimated at $100,000; Insurance, $60,000.